Royal’s letter prompted a response from Wired Editor Chris Anderson. There are “not enough high-profile women in the tech industry who are recognizable to sell a cover,” he wrote. “This problem goes beyond women: we have trouble putting ‘people’ on the cover.”

On Friday at 1 p.m. ET, we’ll talk with Royal and Sklar about the Wired cover and what it says about women’s role in tech fields. Wired Senior Editor Nancy Miller, who edited the tissue regeneration article and chose the cover image, will also be with us to talk about the back-story.

We hope you’ll join us with your comments and questions. If you can’t make it to the chat, you can tweet your questions ahead of time using the hashtag #poynterchats.

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